The latest from SETICC

This blog post was written by Chief Doug Gill for the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board. Both Chief Gill and the Board have given SETICC permission to post it here. That is the most honest place I can start, because anything less would feel like I'm pretending. And I've spent most of my life being the steady one, the strong one, the one others look to when everything is falling apart. So when I say I'm tired, it's not defeat-it's truth. You were my strength. The founda

We are incredibly grateful for the community that makes up SETICC. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: to grow trauma-informed services through collaboration and education while raising awareness of the impact of trauma and the importance of trauma-informed practices. It sounds simple, doesn't it? In reality, creating meaningful change takes an entire community—and ours is truly amazing. As we look back on the first half of this calendar year, we're excited to share just a f

What a perfect month to celebrate mental health! As we delight in leaving the cold winter months behind us, we can rejoice in spring and all it brings—new growth, blooming flowers, singing birds, and longer days with shorter nights. Spring reminds us that brighter days are ahead and that the cold darkness of winter is temporary. Just like the seasons in Ohio, our mental health can fluctuate, too. Some seasons are harder than others. Whether we are dealing with trauma, loss, o

As we move into spring, I’m starting to see the first signs of rebirth- bright green chives popping through mud, small yellow and white flowers emerging from the woods. When I see these new buds of spring that will soon turn into flourishing gardens and forests, I’m reminded of the cycles of life. That unfortunately there is inevitable pain that requires our collective attention and care, as well as constant change. Like the delicate first blooms of spring, children and adole

You’ve probably seen it, even if you didn’t want to: on the news, scrolling, a casual conversation over dinner. Just like that, the whole world is speculating about the very experiences survivors already have a deep knowing of in their bodies. For some, it may seem like a problem far removed from their daily lives. Statistically, those people are wrong. Nearly half of women and more than 1 in 6 men experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetimes [ CDC ]. The stati

I spent the better part of a decade of my life believing that the sum total of social work was "the kids people.” In truth, I’d never met a social worker and had absolutely no clue what it even was that a social worker did. As is frequently the way of adulthood, I came to the profession in an unexpected and completely non-linear fashion. After finishing my Master of Fine Arts, I really wanted to work as a graduate assistant at Ohio University’s Survivor Advocacy Program. To o